Tropico 3 video game from PC to Xbox 360

Kalypso Media have announced the release of Tropico 3 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

In what was previously a PC exclusive title this release will see Kalypso Media enter the next-generation console market where they will be concentrating exclusively on Microsoft platforms.

Stefan Marcinek, Global Managing Director Kalypso Media Group said “The Tropico 3 release on the Xbox 360 is a first for Kalypso and marks the beginning of an exciting entry into the console market. Throughout 2010 Kalypso Media have plans to release four titles in tandem on both the Xbox 360 and PC. Through this we will be able to demonstrate our strong PC Line up with new multiplatform games and this gives us some great opportunities for the year ahead.”

The Xbox 360 release of Tropico 3 will be developed by Haemimont Games in Bulgaria who are also responsible for the development of the PC version for Kalypso Media.

Tropico 3 will be released on Xbox 360 and PC this September.

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP video game arrives this Friday

Capcom is pleased to confirm that Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for PSP (PlayStation Portable) will be available to buy at retail across PAL territories from this Friday June 26th. European gamers will also be able to purchase and download the complete version of the game from the PlayStation Store at the same time.

Capcom will continue to support the release of Japan’s most successful PSP title in Europe with a series of post launch initiatives. Monster Hunter gamers will be able to enjoy free downloadable content for the title on an on-going basis. Regular updates featuring new challenging quests and bonus items will be available shortly after launch meaning fans will be able to experience new journeys through the world of Monster Hunter.

Gamers are never alone in the world of Monster Hunter and to unite players Capcom has launched the Encyclopedia Gigantica. Preparing players for the journey ahead, the Encyclopedia is a great online source to meet like-minded hunters and share all your strategies and tips on how to successfully hunt down some of the most ferocious beasts that ever lived. Experienced hunters can aid fellow gamers on their quests by sharing their knowledge about the monsters they will encounter and guide them through the hundreds of quests awaiting them.





To bring hunters together to experience the social gaming phenomenon that is taking Japan by storm Capcom will open a dedicated Monster Hunter Gathering Hall in central London on July 3rd. Players are invited to arm themselves with their PSP and copy of the game to unite with fellow hunters and embark on an epic multiplayer gaming experience. Visitors to this unique gaming centre will be able to download exclusive content and quests and regular tutorial nights will be held at the venue for rookie hunters to learn all about the secrets of the hunt.

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is the latest instalment in the epic Monster Hunter series, delivering over 500 hours of gameplay spanning some 400 missions. Using the Ad-Hoc connection players can adventure with up to three friends for a savaging multiplayer hunting party. From devising strategies to executing the attack, players will need to work together in order to hunt down the ferocious beasts and progress through the wide range of quests on offer.

Play Atlantica Online this Summer; Drive Away in a New Sports Car!

NDOORS Interactive announce details of a Mega-Event for their hit MMORPG Atlantica Online. Starting today, the contest, ‘Unlock Your Way to Atlantica’, will reward one lucky player with a brand-new 2010 Scion tC and other lucky players with various real world prizes, totaling over $30,000 in giveaways! To enter, players must create a free Atlantica account, or use an existing character, and spend time playing the 100% free-to-play game. Users will play the game to earn keys that can then be redeemed for valuable in-game items. Players who are eligible will be entered in a raffle drawing for real-world prizes including game consoles, LCD monitors, computers, high-end graphics cards and a brand-new Scion tC sports coupe. Certain restrictions apply.

Once ‘Unlock Your Way to Atlantica’ kicks off, players will immediately be able to start earning keys. Players will earn one key for spending one hour of time playing Atlantica Online. Players can earn a maximum of one key per day. Once a key has been earned, it can be redeemed via the Atlantica website to unlock a treasure chest containing a random in-game prize item. Some of the in-game prize items will only be offered during this exclusive promotion.

• The Mega-Event has seven phases known as ‘milestones.’ Each milestone represents a chance to win real prizes.
• When all of the game’s players redeem a pre-determined number of keys, the milestone will be hit and a raffle drawing for real world prizes will take place.
• Players must redeem one key during each phase
• The server whose players redeem the most keys will receive a 200% experience boost
• Certain restrictions apply. Please visit the official website for details.

The event ends when the players hit the final milestone and redeem all 2,000,000 keys. There are a finite number of keys for each phase so it’s important for users to play early and play often to increase their chances of winning in-game prizes and to be eligible for the raffles. Check the Atlantica website for information on when milestones have been hit and when raffle drawings will take place.

The full prize list for the Mega-Event includes:

• 1 – Grand Prize: 2010 Scion tC sports coupe
• 5 – Alienware 750i*
• 5 – BFG Tech GeForce GTX 295
• 5 – Playstation 3 80GB
• 5 – XBOX 360 Pro
• 5 – Acer H233H bmid 23" LCD Monitor
• 5 – Nintendo DSi Systems

‘Unlock Your Way to Atlantica’ begins June 23rd. For more information, or to sign up and play, visit: www.playatlantica.com/ao

MMO Fury Heeds the Call of Solum in the Ys Online Beta Review Event

MMOFury has teamed up with Key to Play for a review event of the Beta for Ys Online: Call of Solum. From now until June 30th anyone that submits a helpful review of Ys Online: Call of Solum through the MMOFury review system, will qualify to win one of 15 great prizes. Ten random winners will receive special in-game items (Bathing Suit Costume), and the five most in depth reviews will come away with the grand prize: Big Turtre Summon Card (Mount) + the Vacation Look Costume!

MMOFury review system allows members to give detailed ratings of games, not just your standard five-star general rating. This way, reviewers can rate specific areas of the game and write their overall experience. In order to participate in this event, visitors need to register for an account at Key To Play and be registered at MMOFury to post the review.

Become the King of Football!

Korner Entertainment S.L. presents the most complete football Trivia game ever done. “King of Football” is a new concept of Trivia game based on the amazing world of Football. Clubs, players, stadiums… user should master all the details about football to be the King!

This Trivia game for PC includes more than 10.000 questions which can be answered playing in two different game modes: Quiz and Match Simulation. Questions are based on national and international leagues, world cups and history of football and have been created by a team of European journalists who know everything about international football. The Game also includes up to 5000 original photos about football.

King of Football will be released on Q4 2009 and it’s the first game which allows the user to play a football match while he answers questions about his favorite sport. It’s the first Football Trivia ever done!

Main features:

-2 Game modes: Quiz (just questions and answers… fast players will be the champions!) and Simulation (play a football match while answering questions)

-Real football match environment: Select and customize your team having in mind your players’ skills, choose the strategy, organize players and beat your opposite answering faster

-Special match events: Fatigue, injury, yellow and red cards, etc…

-Special cards with amazing features
-Editor of players, teams and equipments
-Optimized for every country: Questions about nationals teams, players and stadiums

Newly unveiled Alienware M17x Laptop up for grabs!

Heaven Media are pleased to announce that gamers will have the chance to compete for the ultimate prize, to celebrate the new top-of-the-range gaming laptop from Alienware.

The new Alienware M17x laptop combines brains with brawn to give you the ultimate Hi-def mobile gaming and entertainment powerhouse.

With mind-blowing graphics, the latest generation of processors and its new industrial design, you'll have the universe bowing before you.

The first of two stages of the competition, “Frag ‘till you drop”, takes place in the Outer Perimeter of Area-51 – and qualifying through this stage will require both a steadfast aim and an unyielding endurance. Each contestant will have to play on official Area-51 ranked Counter-Strike: Source deathmatch servers, and the top 51 will proceed into the next stage of the tournament.

These 51 highly talented gamers will be Inside Area-51, battling to prove themselves as the best of the best, as they follow the basic instruction: “Don’t get Left 4 Dead!” Contestants will be facing hoards of zombies in the popular Valve first person shooter Left 4 Dead, with a score table based on achievements and kills.

In addition to this competition, the Enter Area-51 mini-site will feature exclusive features and interviews on Alienware, and what has made them the world’s leader in gaming computers.

“This is our second gaming event with Alienware, after the success of Easter’s Gadget Show Live,” said Adam Godfrey, Business Development for Heaven Media. “With the previous event limited to professional players only this event opens up to the masses, anyone can take part and stand a chance to win a fantastic M17x gaming laptop.”

Anyone can register for the competition now, and find out more about Alienware, at http://Area51.Cadred.org

Redbana Announces Corporate Presence in North America and First Online Game Products

Redbana US Corp., the North American development and publishing division of T3 Entertainment, today officially announced their presence in the North American market as a premier game development and publishing studio. Their first order of business is the localization and ongoing operation of the hit global title, Audition, a massively-multiplayer online rhythm game with more than 300 million registered users worldwide.

“Redbana is committed to creating quality titles for all types of gamers in North America and abroad,” said Young Rok Park, CEO of Redbana. “We are a new studio, but with the formidable support of our parent company T3 Entertainment, we are confident in our ability to bring a legacy of success in the online games space. Additionally, we’ll be working on our own original IP while partnering with independent developers to publish unique and entertaining titles.”

Redbana took over operations of Audition from Nexon earlier this year. The game was originally launched in Korea in 2004 and has since become a worldwide phenomenon, with more than 300 million users playing Audition in more than 50 countries. In the game, players create deeply customizable avatars to compete in virtual dance competitions. An in-game microtransaction system allows online stars to buy unique hair styles, attire, accessories, faces and more.

“We look forward to welcoming the North American Audition community, and are working to improve and add to the game on all levels,” said Park. “As any person that has spent time in Audition knows, it’s a very engaging experience regardless if you play alone or with friends. Be careful though, it’s easy to let virtual fame go to your head!”

In 2008 Redbana acquired select intellectual property rights from Flagship Studios, which the company will announce plans for shortly.

For more information on Redbana US Corp., please visit http://www.redbana.com.

First Nintendo Wii game play trailer for Colin McRae's Dirt video game

Following a great showing for Colin McRae: DiRT 2 at E3 2009, Codemasters released the first Wii gameplay trailer for the thrilling off-road sequel. Showcasing the diverse off-roading single and four-player split screen thrills coming to gamers this September.

Bringing the ground-breaking series to Wii for the first time, Colin McRae: DiRT 2 takes gamers on an off-road tour of the globe, through nine exotic and vibrant locations. Whether it’s powersliding on the edge of control through the ice of the Finland or soaking up the atmosphere of a huge US arena, Colin McRae: DiRT 2 on Wii offers accessible gameplay for all types of racers, including full career and arcade modes and an array of bite-sized challenges.



With 40 races, three racing disciplines and a full roster of fully-licensed vehicles to choose from, plus intense head-to-head split-screen racing for up to four players, Colin McRae: DiRT 2 brings the hallmark thrills of the legendary series to a new audience.

Gran Turismo 5 - GTbyCITROEN concept turns GAMING fantasy into London reality

Citroën’s stunning concept supercar, the GTbyCITROËN, took to the streets of central London on Tuesday (23/06) to recreate part of the ‘street circuit’ featured in Gran Turismo 5 – the PlayStation3 driving game which the GTbyCITROËN was designed for.

Taking in some of the Capital’s most famous landmarks, the virtual-turned-reality supercar swapped pixels for Piccadilly as it swept through the world famous circus, toured Regent Street, rounded Trafalgar Square and cruised down the Mall past Buckingham Palace.

The result of a unique partnership between Citroën and Polyphony, designers of the Gran Turismo game series, the GTbyCITROËN concept measures nearly five metres long (4.96m) and just over a metre high
(1.09m) with an impressive supercar design sporting wide air intakes, rear air-diffuser, horizontal LED headlamps, gull wing doors and diamond-effect 21inch aluminium wheels. Inside the cabin offers a refined racing experience with copper, steel and black leather finishes combined with hi-tech racing controls.

The GTbyCITROËN will be making its UK show debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (3-5 July) and will climb the famous 1.16-mile Goodwood Hill as part of the Sunday Times Supercar Run.

2K Sports Partners with Tencent to Bring NBA 2K Online to Asia

Partnership with China's largest online game operator to introduce top rated basketball video game franchise to NBA fans in Asia

2K Sports announce its partnership with Tencen to co-develop the online version of NBA 2K and distribute it to China and other key markets. 2K Sports has secured a multi-year license to develop the online simulation game, which will include all of the NBA teams, as well as current and retired NBA players.

“The incredible popularity of basketball in Asia combined with the love of online games in that region makes this a very exciting project for 2K,” said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K. “For the first time, 2K is developing an online game combining our expertise in making the best-selling* and top-rated** NBA 2K video game franchise with the proven ability of Tencent for developing and operating highly successful online game communities in China.”

China experienced significant online gaming growth in 2008 and generated $2.75 billion in revenue - a 61% increase from the prior year***. This market is projected to reach $8.9 billion in revenue by 2013, with nearly 120 million people playing games online***.

“The NBA is excited to expand our relationship with 2K Sports to bring an online simulation basketball game to our fastest growing audience in the world," said Sal LaRocca, Executive Vice President, NBA Global Merchandising Group. "This is a unique opportunity for us to continue to reach our fans and further grow the game of basketball in China."

The popularity of the NBA continues to grow in China. For the third year in a row, more than one billion viewers have tuned into NBA programming to follow their favorite teams throughout the basketball season.

“This is a landmark agreement for the newly created Take-Two Asia, and all elements are in place to deliver the most successful online sports simulation game China has ever seen,” commented Hubert Larenaudie, President of Take-Two Asia. “In line with our strategic mandate to create a large footprint for our games in Asia, NBA 2K Online will also be released in Taiwan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, where numerous NBA basketball fans are eager to play their favorite sport online.”

Martin Lau, President of Tencent, said, “We are excited about the partnership, through which Tencent can bring this popular PC-based NBA game title to eager online game players, while also creating a new distribution platform for game developers and publishers to reach out to the largest online community in China. China’s online games market is at a nascent stage and we believe that the opportunities are just beginning to unfold. In addition to building partnerships with top game companies in the world, we are positioned to capture this market potential via the execution of our unique platform strategy, which enables us to continue to grow our user base and provide a diversified portfolio of products to game players in China.”

“I’m pleased to announce our first strategic move in what is now the fastest growing online game market in the world,” commented Ben Feder, Chief Executive Officer of Take-Two. “Given the universal appeal of sports, specifically NBA basketball, we believe that our partnership with Tencent to make NBA 2K Online is the perfect entry point for Take-Two into this market. NBA 2K has revolutionized the basketball gaming genre and we are confident that its best-in-breed pedigree can be fully leveraged in China with the support of our valued partners at Tencent and the NBA.”

Tencent is an integrated Internet services company that serves the largest and most active online community in China, which measured 411 million active user accounts and 58 million peak concurrent user accounts (PCU) as of the end of March 2009. Leveraging its huge instant messaging user base, Tencent launched its game portal, QQ Game, in August 2004 and is today the largest online game platform in China. The company is a leading game developer and operator that is committed to delivering an interactive and fun game experience through a diversified portfolio of products to game players in China. Tencent currently operates 67 mini casual games, 5 advanced casual games and 5 massive multi-player online games (MMOGs) on its game platform. It is the first and only game operator in China to have two games reach the 1-million PCU milestone.